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The Spongebob Musical UK 2023 Tour | Tickets and Venues
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November 16, 2022
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The Spongebob Musical UK Tour is coming to a theatre near you in 2023. Book your tickets now for a trip to Bikini Bottom! The Spongebob Musical UK Tour Showpath Entertainment have announced The Spongebob Musical UK Tour. The Tony Award-nominated, award-winning is to tour the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2023 starting at the Mayflower Theatre in April 2023. The musical will also have a five-week sit-down stop over the summer at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall. WHAT IS THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL ABOUT? Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? SpongeBob SquarePants! Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world! With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! An exciting new production featuring irresistible characters, magical choreography and dazzling costumes; this deep-sea pearl of a show is really set to make a splash with audiences young and old as the must-see musical of 2023. The future is bright, the future is bold, the future is The Spongebob Musical. Read our review of the Spongebob Musical Broadway Cast recording THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL UK TOUR REVIEWS "Joyful, daft and colourful" - The Stage "It's impossible to leave this show without a smile on your face. It's silly, it's fun, it's an all-rounded great night out. Divina De Campo is an inspired choice for Plankton!" -Matthew Jackson @TheatreTwittic "Bikini Bottom is simply the tops ...5 Stars. It's fun, joyously silly and true to the iconic cartoon from magical start to glorious finish" Behind The Arras.com "With a constant tone of family-friendly fun, it never feels too terrifying for younger audience members and similarly never too childish for the *cough* older audience members. Full of funny lines and some hilarious visual gags, the whole thing is a complete joy." All That Dazzles THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL UK TOUR CAST The Spongebob Musical stars Gareth Gates or Tom Read Wilson as Squidward, Divina de Campo as Sheldon J. Plankton, Lewis Cornay as SpongeBob, Irfan Damani as Patrick, Chrissie Bhima as Sandy, Sarah Freer as Pearl, Eloise Davies as Mrs Puff, Hannah Lowther as Karen, Rebecca Lisewski as Mayor, Richard James Hunt as Krabs, Theo Reece as Larry the Lobster and Reece Kerridge as Old Man Jenkins. They are joined by Farirayi Garaba, Sam Beveridge, Jeremiah Olaleye, Eleanor Turiansky, and Rhys Batten. LATEST SPONGEBOB MUSICAL UK TOUR CAST NEWS: -Television star Tom Read Wilson will star as Squidward in the UK Premiere of The Sponsorship Musical, joining the previously announced Divina de Campo as Plankton. Tom will play the role in Bradford, Manchester, Sheffield, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Leicester and Aberdeen. Tom Read Wilson (Squidward) is probably best known as the receptionist on Channel 4’s Celebs Go Dating. He studied at Rose Bruford College and the Royal Academy of Music before performing in Sleeping Beauty at Wellingborough Castle Theatre, Alice in Wonderland at Madinat Theatre, Dubai, the UK Tour of Cat in the Hat and in Sweet Revenge at Theatre Royal Windsor. As previously announced, Gareth Gates will play the role of Squidward in Southampton, Birmingham, Oxford, Dublin, Belfast, Cardiff, Blackpool and Norwich. THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL CREATIVE TEAM The Spongebob Musical is based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg, written by Kyle Jarrow and conceived by Tina Landau. Featuring original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I. Additional songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics by Jonathan Coulton. Additional music by Tom Kitt. WATCH THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL UK TOUR TEASER HERE https://youtu.be/vtx_eJcIdf8 JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Stay Informed SIGN UP HERE The Spongebob Musical UK Tour Dates Grand Opera House Belfast 30 May - 3 June 2023 BOOK TICKETS Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff 6 - 10 June 2023 BOOK TICKETS Blackpool Opera House 13 - 17 June 2023 BOOK TICKETS JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Stay Informed SIGN UP HERE New Theatre Peterborough 20 - 24 June 2023 BOOK TICKETS Wolverhampton Grand 27 June - 1 July 2023 BOOK TICKETS Norwich Theatre Royal 4 - 8 July 2023 BOOK TICKETS Curve Leicester 11 - 15 July 2023 BOOK TICKETS His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen 18 - 22 July 2023 BOOK TICKETS Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank London 26 July - 26 August 2023 BOOK TICKETS Theatre Royal Plymouth 30 August - 2 September 2023 BOOK TICKETS Newcastle Theatre Royal 5 - 9 September 2023 BOOK TICKETS JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Stay Informed SIGN UP HERE
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